see the northern lights

How I did it: I was in Iceland on a field course as part of my University degree, sitting inside doing work with everyone else when the woman who owned the farm we were staying on came over and told us all to stop what we were doing and go outside. We all looked confused, and she told us that it was because of the Northern Lights. At this, we all ran out of the room and stood staring into the sky. None of us spoke, we all just stared. It makes you feel… Read how I did it…

How I did it: I flew from Los Angeles to Zurich and as I was leaving Canada on my way over Greenland, I took a peak out of my window and saw a brilliant sky and a crescent moon.  At first I thought it was a glare on my window, but I swear I saw faint green wisps that could've only been the northern lights,  I only wish I had a photo.  I still want to see them again in Alaska, but I was overwhelmed when I saw them.   Read how I did it…

How I did it: I booked a trip to Iceland, which is great in the winter for seeing the lights. When we got there, we booked onto a Northern Lights tour on an evening when we were likely to be able to see something Read how I did it…

How I did it: There was a solar storm this week that was the biggest since 2005 apparently. It caused an aurora that was bright enough that I could see it from my own apartment, here in Östersund. It was pretty intense!  Read how I did it…

How I did it: I visited Tromso in March for 4 nights.  I booked a northern lights bus tour throught the tourist information office as well as walking around in the town in the dark.There was lots of clouds and snow so you had to pick moments between the snow showers when the sky was more clear. Read how I did it…